MelenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.7372,Lat: 50.6466  |
| Elevation | 261 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:45:01pm |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Région wallone | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Liège | | Name Arrondissement | Liège | | Name Commune | Soumagne |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 100 km | 
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| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 119 km | 
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| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 201 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 131 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de la Gileppe - Barrage de la Gileppe (1 km2 at a distance of 17.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Dutch tripoint with a straight distance of 23.4 km (direction EastNorthEast).
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 76%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 93 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 21 km in Western direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
47.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
30.4 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Melen in country Belgium
Melen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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